HARTFORD — FIGG Bridge Engineers, the company thought to be at fault for the Miami pedestrian bridge collapse Thursday, also worked here in Connecticut, most recently and notably on the I-95 Gold Star Bridge rehabilitation project.
Project inspection and over-site is being conducted by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and FIGG Bridge Inspection, a firm that provides engineering, consulting, and construction engineering and inspection services for major bridge projects
The firm also worked on Boston’s Zakim Bridge, according to masslive.com, as well as the Q Bridge in New Haven and the Moses Wheeler Bridge in Milford – all on Interstate 95.
Kevin Nursick at the Newington office of the state Department of Transportation said there is no concern about the safety of these bridges – all have been inspected and are safe.
FIGG Bridge Engineers, in partnership with Munilla Construction Management, designed and was building the brand new pedestrian bridge at Florida International University, according to a previous news release issued by the university. The bridge collapsed Thursday afternoon, crushing cars that were driving beneath it, killing six.
